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From: jerryk@pro-tcc.cts.com (Jerry E. Kindall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Write Protection
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Date: 6 Jun 90 04:03:38 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from davidbrierley@HELIOS.NORTHEASTERN.EDU

Nope, write protection on the Apple II is in hardware.  The software can
choose to ignore the write protection signal and attempt to do its writing,
but nothing will actually get written.
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